There are many beautiful objects in the Cairo Museum, and some of my favorites are in the collection of King Tutankhamun.  If you visit the Cairo Museum, be sure to look at Tutankamun’s golden mask.

This mask is a masterpiece of art that I believe could never be repeated in history.  The details of the face are beautiful, the eyes are incredible.  This mask was crafted carefully out of gold, glass and lapis lazuli to be the face of the boy king for eternity.

The second group of objects I always like to see is Tut’s coffins.  Howard Carter found 7 coffins in the tomb, and he brought 6 of them to the museum in Cairo and left the innermost coffin in the tomb with the mummy.  Each coffin is unique and is beautifully crafted to show the king’s features.  However, it is likely that the face shown in Tutankhamun’s art and coffins are not an exact replica of him. Artistic representations of the pharaoh always showed an idealized version, rather than an exact portrait, which is why some of the statues look different from each other.

The golden throne of King Tut is another masterpiece I love to visit at the Museum.  The most remarkable thing about it is that it shows the love between husband and wife.  In one scene, the two are each wearing one sandal, showing that they shared everything.  When Tutankhamun died, his wife, Queen Ankhensenamun was very sad, and a flower was found on his mummy that she placed there.

The jewelry collection of King Tut is amazing, one of the most impressive collections from ancient Egypt.  Over 100 pieces were found on his body alone- rings, collars, beaded necklaces, and more. My favorite piece is the pectoral with a winged scarab in the middle. It was made of gold, silver, glass and semi precious stones, which were all used together to form one beautiful piece of jewlery.  The scarab in the middle holds up a Wadjet eye, along with the two cobras, who are protecting the king. At the bottom is a lotus flower motif, symbolizing rebirth and resurrection in ancient Egyptian religion.  Art in ancient Egypt was clearly influenced by religion and created for religious purposes, which can be seen in the beautiful pieces found in Tutankhamun’s tomb.